ARCHBISHOP


Meaning of ARCHBISHOP in English

/ahrch"bish"euhp/ , n.

a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE arcebisceop ( arce- ARCH- 1 + bisceop BISHOP), modeled on LL archiepiscopus archiepískopos; r. OE heahbisceop (see HIGH) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .